Reading Bell Hooks During Cancer Season

Have you ever looked at a portrait and felt as if it was looking right back at you? It is this power dynamic that Gabriella Moreno explores, not through piercing eye contact but through reclining nudes and unconventional materials which question negotiations of power in sexual contexts. Femme central subjects are painted on silk and satin instead of the traditional canvas. Materials used for bedding, clothing, and combine the potential intimacy of their traditional uses with poses that empower the sitter. Strength and softness produce each other in her paintings, and reflect back on you on the shine of stretched silk.You’ll love Gabriella if: you enjoy experimenting with lingerie as outerwear